Greenwich West councillor Mehboob Khan has confirmed that he is standing down, meaning there will be four council by-elections held alongside the mayoral poll in May. Khan’s resignation also means a by-election in the one council ward where a low-traffic neighbourhood has been introduced, causing strong disagreements among locals. While Khan has been a councillor […]
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Perks picks up finance job as Greenwich Council prepares for 5 per cent tax hike
Charlton councillor Linda Perks is to become Greenwich Council’s cabinet member for finance following the resignation of Chris Kirby. Perks will be in charge of controlling council finances that have been hit by a decade of austerity and the costs of the coronavirus pandemic. Plans to increase council tax by 4.99 per cent were approved […]
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Greenwich Council cabinet member Chris Kirby to stand down
Senior Greenwich councillor Chris Kirby is to stand down from his town hall duties in the coming weeks to move out of London. Kirby and his family are relocating from Shooters Hill to the Peak District, ending the cabinet member for finance’s six-year spell in local politics. A close ally of council leader Danny Thorpe, […]
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Greens sorry after falsely accusing Shooters Hill church of selling woodland to developers
Update: In September 2022, Christ Church Shooters Hill announced plans to build flats and a new community hall. Read on for the story as it was in December 2020. Green Party activists in Greenwich have apologised after falsely claiming that a church in Shooters Hill was planning to sell woodland for development. The Greens caused […]
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Greenwich councillor criticises PM as he is stumped by benefits policy
A senior Greenwich councillor has turned on the prime minister after he appeared not to know about a government policy that leaves council taxpayers paying to support people who are refused benefits. Boris Johnson appeared not to know about the “no recourse for public funds” (NRPF) policy, which stops thousands of migrants from claiming most […]
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Greenwich Council ‘could run out of money by end of year’ without virus cash
Greenwich Council and other local authorities could run out of money by the end of the year if the government does not step in to help fund their response to the coronavirus pandemic, a senior councillor said yesterday. Chris Kirby, the cabinet member for finance, said that the government was expecting councils to resume business […]
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Thousands have stopped paying council tax, Greenwich finance chief reveals
Over 2,000 people have cancelled their council tax direct debits in Greenwich borough as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic bites, the town hall’s new finance chief has said. Chris Kirby, who will become the cabinet member for finance after Wednesday’s annual general meeting of Greenwich Council, spoke out on social media after Robert […]
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Council ‘wants to resolve Greenwich Foodbank’s future’
Greenwich Council wants to secure the future of Greenwich Foodbank, which will have to leave its base in Eltham to make way for new council homes, a senior councillor has said. The food bank, based on Orangery Lane, off Eltham High Street, had been told it would have to leave its council-owned premises by December. […]
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